WEBVTT E WORK BEING DONE.VICKI: CONSTRUCTION CREWSSCALING WHAT REMAINS OF OROVILLEDAMS PRIMARY SPILLWAY.CONTROLLED EXPLOSIONS, UPROOTINGDECADES-OLD CONCRETE MAKING WAYFOR A STURDIER SHOOT TO PROTECTRESIDENTS DOWNSTREAM.>> WE ARE ABLE TO STARTCONSTRUCTION EARLIER, WE ARE AWEEK AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.VICKI: AND NEARLY HALF A CENTURYOLD, ORACLE DEMO IS THE TALLESTIN THE COUNTRY.THE SPILLWAY IS NEARLY TWICE ASWIDE AS THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE.BACK IN FEBRUARY, HEAVY STORMSSHOWING EROSION SPLITTING BITSPILLWAY.WITH A FILLING EMERGENCYSPILLWAY PROMPTING UNPRECEDENTEDEVACUATIONS OF NEARLY 200,000PEOPLE ALONG THE FEATHER RIVER.>> WHAT YOU SEE TODAY YOU WON'TSEE TOMORROW.VICKI: THE STATE NOW REBUILDINGTWO THIRDS OF THE PRIMARYSPILLWAY IN TIME FOR THEUPCOMING WET SEASON.ALONG WITH THE CONSTRUCTIONAWARDED $275 MILLION CONTRACTINGBID.THEY COME FRESH FROM WORKINGON FOLSOM SPILLWAY, THEY KNOWTHIS WORK AND THEY COULD DO ITQUICKLY.VICKI: THE FIRST LEG OFRECONSTRUCTION ON TRACK TO MEETTHE NOVEMBER 1 DEADLINE WITH THEDEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCESSCHEDULING FULL COMPLETION IN2018, MARKING OROVILLE DAMS 50TH